NNPP leaders commend security officials as Kwankwaso arrives Kano for presidential election

NNPP leaders commend security officials as Kwankwaso arrives Kano for presidential election

Police, Civil Defence, and other security agencies were applauded by the NNPP campaign council for arresting Over 300 suspected sponsored thugs.

The national leader and presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP Rabi’u Kwankwaso has arrived in Kano ahead of Saturday’s general elections, after touring over 500 local governments out of 774 in the 36 states and Abuja.

Accompanied by the NNPP gubernatorial candidate, Abba Yusuf, his deputy Aminu Gwarzo and all the three Senatorial candidates of the party in Kano state, Kwankwaso is coming home via Kaduna where he completed his rally yesterday.

Members of the NNPP in their hundreds of thousands and well-wishers of the former Kano state governor were sighted chanting and drumming their support to the party candidates.

A statement signed by the Chief Spokesperson of the NNPP Campaign Council, Sanusi Bature said a peaceful atmosphere for the conduct of free, fair, and credible 2023 general elections is the utmost concern of the party and stakeholders.

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He said, “So, the party’s supporter will abide by the police security advises that is not motivated by the ruling party.”

Meanwhile, before Kwankwaso’s visit, the police in Kano had advised that all political parties suspend their rallies to avoid clashes.
But, in a letter sent to the new Commissioner of Police, the NNPP said, “It is not staging a rally but rather receiving its Presidential candidate who would be in Kano to join other Nigerians in exercising their civic rights on Saturday 25th of February, 2023.”

Sanusi added, “Kwankwaso is the second Kano citizen to secure a presidential ticket of a major political party after Malam Aminu Kano in the history of Nigerian politics. This gives an advantage to the party with the hope that Kwankwaso will emerge the first Kano man to serve Nigeria as the democratically elected president.”

The NNPP campaign spokesperson further stated, “We have thwarted the APC scheme to deny our members, supporters, and stakeholders their fundamental freedom of political association as enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. We welcome the development from the joint security operation of the army, police, and civil defense personnel who have arrested over 300 political thugs assigned to orchestrate an attack on the motorcade of our presidential candidate.

“We learned that two serving Local Government chairmen were also arrested in connection to the illegal possession of firearms. A notorious gang leader of APC thugs who have been known as the ruling party’s hit man is now in the custody of the police.

“We urged the police to ensure that all the political criminals and thugs arrested are brought to book to face the full wrath of the law,” Sanusi pleaded.